David Kuntz, Cleveland Metroparks Treasurer, Wins A Crain's 2012 CFO Of The Year Award

David Kuntz, Cleveland Metroparks Treasurer, Wins A Crain's 2012 CFO Of The Year Award

Posted: October 25, 2012

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Whoever said �nice guys finish last� clearly never met ClevelandMetroparks Treasurer, David Kuntz. In his nomination forCrain's 2012 CFO of the Year Award, Kuntz is described as the�quintessential �nice guy' who shouldn't finish last,� which notonly embodies Kuntz, but the work he produces.

As the top fiscal officer of Cleveland Metroparks, Kuntz hasachieved perfect state audits five years in a row. This trackrecord had not been achieved in the Park District's 95-yearhistory. Cleveland Metroparks was also the only governmentalagency in Ohio and only park district in the United States toreceive the National Purchasing Institutes 2012 Achievement ofExcellence in Procurement Award.

While managing all of the Park District's financial affairs,including long and short-term budgets, cash receipts, auditing,financial reporting, purchasing, disbursements, fixed assets,information systems, and payroll, Kuntz still found time to leadand develop a number of other efforts. Kuntz began thedevelopment of an internal audit function, enhanced revenueprocedures for a variety of business types, implemented financialprocedures mandated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,developed a procurement card program, and instituted an onlineaccounting manual.

As a public government organization, Cleveland Metroparksupholds the integrity of not only the environment, but itsfinancial systems as well. For years, David Kuntz, of Parma, hasassured that Cleveland Metroparks maintains its reputation as apillar of financial integrity.